CircuitPython Language Reference Sheet: Set up the systemFile organization: Set up a file folder on your computer: Make a CircuitPython Programming folderInside that folder, make three folders: CPY UF2CPY LibrariesHello CircuitPlayground device setup: Make it run...

“That’s largely because there is no “free market” incentive to prevent disaster. An economic environment where a company is only considered viable if it’s constantly expanding and increasing its production can’t be expected to pump its...

“I’m now 59 years old, and my quality of life is poor. But while I continue to work, even though it’s more difficult every day, I feel a terrible sadness. When we talk about environmental damage, we speak of declines in populations. Numbers and species. But I’ve...

1. Harley (who told me today that she builds electrical circuits with her dad for fun): How can you make something (e.g. the wire polarizers) thinner than hair? Hi Harley! Keep up with the electronics! It’s how the world works these days! A brief diversion:...

If you want a long life, laugh at death. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=0&v=TUxOnM0daAk Inge Ginsberg (now 93) survived the Holocaust and became a spy for the Americans during WWII, smuggling arms to fight the Nazis. She married a composer and they...

BitCoin mining uses a staggering 0.5% of the entire human use of electricity. https://sluggerotoole.com/2018/10/12/bitcoin-must-die/ How big is 0.5%? NASA’s entire annual budget is 0.5% of the US Federal...

Anyone who tells you that coding is for men only is not only a misogynist, but also does not know the history of the profession. Meet Ada Lovelace, First Computer Programmer, And The Social Technologist Who Founded Day In Her...